Sargent & Lundy earned strong positions across multiple markets in Engineering News-Record’s 2026 Top Design Firms Sourcebook, maintaining a No. 1 ranking in Nuclear Plants and rising to No. 2 in Battery Storage.
ENR’s annual Sourcebook ranks firms across specific market sectors based on design revenue. Sargent & Lundy’s 2026 results reflect continued strength across its core power markets, with a No. 3 ranking in Fossil Fuel and No. 8 ranking in Transmission and Distribution. The firm also achieved its highest Battery Storage ranking to date, rising from No. 5 to No. 2, while continuing its long-standing leadership in Nuclear Plants at No. 1 – a distinction the firm has earned eight times in the past decade.
“These rankings reflect the trust our clients place in us and the depth of expertise our teams bring across established and emerging energy markets,” said Sargent & Lundy Chairman, President, and CEO Victor Suchodolski. “Our continued leadership in nuclear comes at a time of renewed national focus on expanding nuclear energy capacity. We’re also helping clients move critical projects forward in support of grid modernization, energy storage, and combined-cycle plants.”
Additional gains included a five-spot improvement in Oil & Gas to No. 25 and a rise in Hazardous Waste to No. 26, as well as maintaining its top-five standing in Nuclear Waste at No. 4.
Sargent & Lundy’s 2026 ENR Sourcebook rankings include:
- Nuclear Plants, No. 1
- Battery Storage, No. 2
- Fossil Fuel, No. 3
- Nuclear Waste, No. 4
- Transmission and Distribution, No. 8
- Pipelines, No. 21
- Oil & Gas, No. 25
- Hazardous Waste, No. 26
Sargent & Lundy serves clients in the power, energy, industrial, and government sectors. The firm is a global leader in power, energy, and decarbonization with expertise in grid modernization, renewable energy, energy storage, nuclear power, conventional power, carbon capture, hydrogen, and data centers.